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ACE Teachers posing before So-Cal Marathon 2026

Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

High school students from Cleveland Central Catholic sit next to their elementary school prayer partners from St. Stanislaus during our Ash Wednesday Mass.

We Are Dust: Reflections on Teaching and the Lenten Journey

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” This Ash Wednesday anthem, spoken as our foreheads are marked with a smudgy black cross, is a reminder of our...

Moving to a Place You Do NOT Want to Go

Part of the reason many of us signed up for ACE was to experience a new place and a new culture. I can live anywhere for two years, right? In...

Cup of Joe: Promoting a Love for Learning - Uyen Le

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill converse with Uyen Le, an Associate Program Director for ACE Teaching Fellows, about teaching in Florida...

Cup of Joe: Southern Hospitality - Isabell Gilfoil

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill welcome back Isabell Gilfoil, an Associate Program Director for Teacher Recruitment for ACE Teaching Fellows. They...

Christmas Morning in a San Jose Summer

My principal started off our first professional development meeting of the new school year by exclaiming, “I just can’t wait for the kids to get here, the first day of...

Cup of Joe: Becoming a Force for Good - Patrick Ryan

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill welcome Patrick Ryan, an Associate Program Director for Teacher Recruitment for ACE Teaching Fellows, to discuss...

Sydney Brown and her 2nd Grade student at Redemptorist St. Gerard

Ready, Set, Teach: Starting the School Year Off Strong

Imagine this: you wake up way too early, gulp down breakfast, dress nice, brush your teeth until they shine, locate your keys with shaky hands, and rush through the door...

From Fame and Fortune to Faith and Fellowship through Frassati

“You should really consider the Frassati Internship for this summer.” “Fra-what?” Reflecting on that conversation that marked my first encounter with Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, the soon-to-be saint and namesake...

Introducing the 2024-25 Blog Team!

We are so excited to introduce this year’s blog team! To help you get to know these seven bloggers, we asked them to complete a brief Q&A to introduce themselves...

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